San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-16
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

London's death rate increased about
80 per cent the last six weeks.
Governor Foraker will formally open
the Ohio campaign Of 1887 at Caldwell,
Noble county, Sept. 7.
The Rev. A. M. Fairbairn, President
Of Mansfield College, Oxford University,
England, has been preaching at Chau-
tauqua.
The Rev. DR.. A. K. Kittredge, taking
summer flyer, preached last Sunday,
and will preach next, in the Berkeley
Street Church, Boston.
General Sherman's son ia often seen on
Lake George In an Indian canoe ap-
propriately named the Tecumseh. The
young man Is q member OF the class of
'SS at Yale.
The Hon. John M. Francis, editor of
the Troy Times, sails for Europe in the
Vera, TO be absent two months. He
tries the waters of Carlsbad for rheuma-
tism.
A new lecturer has come to us-Chas.
Williams, the famous war correspondent
of the London Chronicle. He will dis
course upon and illustrate "Scenes from
Six Campaigns"
seems to have been a simple one Hav-
ing bought a railroad OF A, he would n.y.
pothecate his securities to B to pay for
1t. Then, being in full possession Of the
road, all he had to do was to grind out
some more securities with which to Dor
row money from g to pay b, and so on
indefinitely-New York Star.
Miss Luce, daughter of the governor,
has been voted the daughter of the bril-
gade in return for her kindness in pre-
senting each regiment with a beautiful
bouquet. Miss Berth Wells, the bosom
friend OF Miss Luce, Is the adopted
daughter of the regiments, and from the
crowd OF colonies always about her she
appears to be the OOmmander-in-chief as
well.-DetrOit Journal
The Sons OF the Revolution, an Organi-
cation Of descendants OF the officers and
soldiers Of the revolutionary army, have
opened a competition for models for a
monument to the memory OF Nathan
Hale, the American volunteer who was
hanged as spy by the British In New
York during the revolution. The mon
ument Is to cost about S25 900, and is to
be erected, with the consent OF the city
authorities, in Central park, New York.
General John Bidwell, who recently
gave eight acres OF his great ranch at
Chico, Cal, as a site for the new Normal
school Of northern California, went to
that state long before the discovery of
gold. He bought his ranch Of 10000
acres for 5000, and now it is worth ST.
OOO, 600, and yields an income Of $780,
600. General Bidwell used to be a great
wine producer, but his second wife has
induced him to root out all his wine
grapes and replace them with raisin
grapes.
Ipse dixit: 81 came to Massachu-
setts," said Mr.. st. John, ito deliver
three addresses at the Rev. Mr.. HALLS
prohibition camp-meeting, and that
mission is accomplished. l shall now
60 to New York and Pennsylvania,
where l am engaged to deliver seven
teen more. After that intend to pro-
coed to California, where my voice is
also In demand on the temperance plat
form. The prohibitory party, which
cast l5l 600 votes in 1884, cast over 800,
900 in 1885, and will surely cast loo, 600
In 1888. 1t is marching on to victory
and will become majority party before
many years."
A story Is told OF retort given by
President Arthur to an Indiana man,
who, in trying to say something agree
able, had managed to say something
| quite the contrary. 1t was toward the
end of the presidential term. The
HOOsier had called at the white house
and was about to depart. 81 presume
you are getting ready to step down and
out, said he TO the president. "Out but
not down." was General Arthur's quiet
] response. sup to the people"